From Wikipedia:
“The name [Wednesday] is derived from Old English Wōdnesdæg and Middle English Wednesdei, ‘day of Woden’, reflecting the pre-Christian religion practiced by the Anglo-Saxons, a variation of the Norse god Odin. In other languages, such as the French mercredi or Italian mercoledì, the day’s name is a calque of dies Mercurii ‘day of Mercury.'”
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Maybe millennials are not committed to central cities, after all…this CNBC article mentions that, according to the Census Bureau, 2018 was the fourth consecutive year in which a “noticeable decline” occurred in the millennial population of major cities. A 2018 Ernst & Young survey of 1,200 adults aged 20-36 found that more people in this group are buying homes in the suburbs than in cities.
In Sunday Suburbia I expressed my preference for living in the suburbs. I also noted that the suburbs have been the most populous part of the US in every census since 1970. Given the trends mentioned in the CNBC piece I guess that won’t be changing any time soon.
A relevant chart showing the 1950 and 2010 central city populations for a few selected locales:
| 1950 | 2010 | Pct Chg | |
| Baltimore | 949,708 | 620,961 | -34.6% |
| Chicago | 3,620,962 | 2,695,598 | -25.6% |
| Cleveland | 914,808 | 396,698 | -56.6% |
| Detroit | 1,849,568 | 713,777 | -61.4% |
| St. Louis | 856,796 | 319,294 | -62.7% |
| Washington, DC | 802,178 | 601,723 | -25.0% |
Yes, some of the loss of population in these cities is due to migration to other metro areas, but much of it is simply a move to the suburbs. For example, Baltimore’s central city population declined by about 16% from 1990-2010, but the metropolitan area population (which includes the central city) increased by about 14%. Sorry to change time frames, but I can’t find metro area populations for 1950 and I wanted to show the full scope of population decline for these cities, which began shortly after the end of World War II.
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So, two of the three books about Studebaker have arrived; the other will not be delivered as the order has been cancelled by Amazon due to a “technical problem.” As I order more and more items from third-party sellers I have encountered more difficulties in order fulfillment.
One of the books that was delivered was this:
In all honesty I only ordered the book to get more information about and more pictures of this car:
From blog.consumerguide.com a picture of a Studebaker Gran Turismo Hawk, the automobile with which I am currently obsessed. (OCD is a bitch even if it’s OCD-lite.) A slight disappointment is, except for the front and back covers, all of the photos in the Reynolds book are in black and white.
Do any of you have your own obsessions that you would like to share? I promise that no one will judge…
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#Obsession
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That Hawk looks great in gold!
Obsessions: Packards • Studebakers • My morning coffee …
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Many thanks, sir. No! You’re obsessed with Packards and Studebakers?! Never would have known… 🤪
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In German the word for Wednesday is simple: Mittwoch. Translated means middle of the week. I have a special place in my heart for Studebaker as my Dad owned a couple as a second car. Also the slippery versions were very popular with the land speed racers at the Bonneville Salt Flats for the production car classes. I will try hard to frequent your blog more often. I have been slack in recent months due to various issues related to health and grand children.
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Very glad to hear from you and hope you are doing better, Philip. Not surprisingly, the Yiddish word for Wednesday is also Mittwoch. Three posts among the nearly 600 in Disaffected Musings have the word Mittwoch in the title, like this: https://disaffectedmusings.com/2018/10/10/mittwoch-musings/
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